Alleged Homicide: Court Remands Kogi Traditional ruler, 10 Others
A Senior Magistrates’ Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered that a 69-year-old traditional ruler in Adavi Local Government, Asema Uka (Otumi-Ajoko) Momoh Nasir and 10 others be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged...
Torshimbe’s Death: Ortom Appoints Achabo As New S.A Bureau For local Govt
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has appointed Mr. Kenneth Achabo as his new Special Adviser at the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, (BLGCA). Achabo was appointed to replace Mr. Jerome Torshimbe who died...
Kwara Rainstorm: One Dies, Two Missing
One person was confirmed dead while two others were declared still missing after Saturday night’s downpour in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The downpour, which destroyed scores of houses, was said to have started about 7:00p.m...
Edo 2020: Ortom Congratulates Obaseki On Guber Victory
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, on behalf of the government and people of Benue State, has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki on his victory at the just concluded Edo State governorship election. Ortom in a...
Serial Kidnapping: Makurdi Court Remands Couple In Prison Custody
A Chief Magistrate Court in Makurdi, has remanded a businessman, Benjamin Uttah and his wife, Ada Benjamin in prison for criminal conspiracy and kidnapping. The trial magistrate, Vincent Kor ordered that the two defendants who...
Covid-19: Benue Schools To Resume September 21
Benue State Government has approved, September 21, 2020, for resumption of all schools across the state. Commissioner for Education, Professor Dennis Ityavyar announced this on Wednesday at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi while briefing journalists. He...
Benue Governor Loses Adviser, PA In One Week
The Special Adviser to Governor Samuel Ortom on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Jerome Torshimbe is dead. Mr. Torshimbe died barely one week after the Governor's Personal Assistant on Special Duties, Mr.Famous Adejo also...
UNICEF Calls For Increased State Leadership For Open Defecation Free Benue
United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has called for increased state leadership in strengthening the policy environment for creating an Open Defecation Free, (ODF) Benue by 2025. The Manager, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, (WASH), UNICEF, Enugu...
COVID 19: Ekpe Ogbu Donates Relief Materials To Ado People
Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development in Benue State, Mr. Ekpe Ogbu has donated various food and non-food items to the people of Ado Local Government Area to cushion the effects of the Coronavirus...
LA Rolls Out Action Plan For Hearing Impaired Persons
Lawyers Alert (LA), a human rights based organisation has rolled out a work plan that will provide immediate succour as well as long term and sustainable source of income for the deaf community in...
Court Remands Man, 40, For Allegedly Raping 11-Year – Old
A Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court, has remanded one Sunday Achir, 40 years old, at the Makurdi Correctional Centre for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. The trial magistrate, Victor Kor, ordered that the accused who lives...
Soyinka Donates Books To Children In Benue IDP Camps
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has donated 107 different books to Children living in Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps in Benue state. The books were presented to Governor Samuel Ortom at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi,...
AAN Staff Holds Prayer Session, Protest Against Concession of Four Airports
Staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in Benue State have protested against planned concession of four international airports in the country. The FAAN staff who held prayer session before taking to the streets, are...
